Regional and state unemployment rates were generally lower in June. Thirty-nine states and the District of Columbia recorded unemployment rate decreases, five states had increases and six states had no change, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today....Nevada again reported the highest unemployment rate among the states, 14.2 percent in June. The rate in Nevada also set a new series high. (All region, division, and state series begin in 1976.) The states with the next highest rates were Michigan, 13.2 percent; California, 12.3 percent; and Rhode Island, 12.0 percent.emphasis added